xrdbear
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Hi, I'm new to the forum so please excuse me if this is a simple question.
I am connected at 512k to a tiny exchange on the Isle of Skye. This is an Exchange Activate scheme exchange which means I can only ever get 512k and can only go to Scotnet or BT Internet for a service. It is also limited, I understand, to 30 subscribers per exchange.
Up till a couple of weeks ago I was getting excellent speeds approaching the maximum on both the machines we have networked here to share the line.
Now something has changed. In the evenings and at weekends, on weekdays starting between 4 and 6pm the service suddenly deteriorates to the point where it is unuseable.
That is to say performance worse than a 9600 modem!
There are windows during the evening when things temporarily improve and occasionally we have a whole evening off but mostly we effectively have no service at those times.
I understand contention but this is way beyond the 50:1 limitation even supposing that was likely. I have complained to Scotnet and so far they have just got BT to check the line during working hors and, surprise surprise they have found nothing wrong.
Not that I expected it to cure the problem I have tried different DSL modem/routers and different DNS servers but nothing has worked.
I just want to know if anyone has resolved a similar problem or has any suggestions as to where I go from here. :shrug:
Brian
I am connected at 512k to a tiny exchange on the Isle of Skye. This is an Exchange Activate scheme exchange which means I can only ever get 512k and can only go to Scotnet or BT Internet for a service. It is also limited, I understand, to 30 subscribers per exchange.
Up till a couple of weeks ago I was getting excellent speeds approaching the maximum on both the machines we have networked here to share the line.
Now something has changed. In the evenings and at weekends, on weekdays starting between 4 and 6pm the service suddenly deteriorates to the point where it is unuseable.
That is to say performance worse than a 9600 modem!
There are windows during the evening when things temporarily improve and occasionally we have a whole evening off but mostly we effectively have no service at those times.
I understand contention but this is way beyond the 50:1 limitation even supposing that was likely. I have complained to Scotnet and so far they have just got BT to check the line during working hors and, surprise surprise they have found nothing wrong.
Not that I expected it to cure the problem I have tried different DSL modem/routers and different DNS servers but nothing has worked.
I just want to know if anyone has resolved a similar problem or has any suggestions as to where I go from here. :shrug:
Brian























